2011 Conference Session 2: Nautical (Ship and Boat) Archaeology of South Asia

Intro text to session 2

Nautical Terms as Gleaned from Ancient Tamil Literature

by N. Athiyaman

Pattanam archaeological site : The wharf context and the maritime exchanges

by P. J. Cherian


Reading of the contemporary social consciousness through the shipwreck Earl of Shaftsbury

by A. M. A. Dayananda

Maritime Archaeology of Gujarat: Northwest coast of India

by A. S. Gaur and Sundaresh

Literary & Archaeological Evidence of Early Seafaring & Navigation Technologies in India

by S. Rama Krishna Pisipaty


Ships and Navigation in the Medieval South India

by S. Rajavelu


The "Stone Four Legged Quern" (Bench) recovered in the oldest Maritime Archaeological Site at Godawaya (Ambalantota) in Sri Lanka

by Sanath Karunarathna

Archaeological, Literary and Ethnographic Evidence for Traditional Boat-building in Kerala, South India

by Veerasamy Selvakumar

An overview of shipwreck explorations in Goa waters

by Sila Tripati

Marine Archaeological Investigations on Tamil Nadu Coast, India: An Overview

by Sundaresh and A. S. Gaur

2011 Conference
2011 Session 2